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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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But through it all Ukrenergo and its European colleagues were quietly working on an emergency support scheme: uniting Ukraine’s grid with those of the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E)—a continuous zone of synchronized AC power connecting most of Continental Europe. ius told IEEE Spectrum yesterday.

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More than 500,000 Mercedes me Adapters activated

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Connecting the adapter with a smartphone means that connectivity services are no longer solely reserved to customers buying new cars. With Estonia, Lithuania and Cyprus, three more markets will be added this year. More than half a million vehicles worldwide have been equipped with the adapter to date.

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SpaceX Starlink might get funds from EU to pay for service in Ukraine

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Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, told Politico that the EU’s discussion about funding Starlink services in Ukraine is still in its early stages. The foreign minister of Lithuania also shared that several EU countries have shown interest in funding Starlink services in Ukraine. .

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SpaceX delivers truckload of Starlink dishes to Ukraine, as promised

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Packed with at least 100-200 dishes, SpaceX’s delivery will thus hopefully ensure that thousands or even tens of thousands of Ukrainians will be able to stay connected to high-quality internet in the event that Russia’s invasion begins to a larger toll on the country’s connectivity infrastructure. Good to see.

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SpaceX now offers Starlink for RVs for remote travels

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SpaceX now offers Starlink for RVS, connecting customers traveling to remote locations in quite a few areas around the world. The service also fully covers Denmark, Romania, Italy, and Lithuania. Starlink now available for RVs, campers & other large vehicles users (note antenna too big for cars),” tweeted Elon Musk recently.

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Ukraine will get 10,000+ more Starlink antennas

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The discussion took place in October and one leader, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, said the discussion was in its early stages. ” “Regarding internet, we have a lot of Starlinks, but the key point is we have got a nod for another shipment that will be used to stabilize connection for critical situations.”.

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Study finds substantial increase in nanoparticles in air as it crosses the Baltic Sea; shipping emissions responsible for about half

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The researchers evaluated 10 months worth of data (September 2009 to June 2010) of atmospheric aerosol particle number size distribution at three atmospheric observation stations along the Baltic Sea coast: Vavihill (upwind, Sweden); Utö (upwind, Finland); and Preila (downwind, Lithuania). Kecorius et al. Click to enlarge.

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